VFC-13

Fighter Squadron Composite 13 (VFC-13)
VFC-13 Insignia. Includes the wings worn by the highest classification of Soviet fighter pilot, the "Sniper".
Active	1 September 1973 - present
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Navy
Type	Adversary Squadron
Size	33 Enlisted, 36 Officers
Garrison/HQ	NAS Fallon
Nickname(s)	"Saints"
Commanders
Current commander	CDR Geoff "Frogger" Hughes
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F-8 Crusader A-4 Skyhawk F/A-18 Hornet F-5E Tiger II

Fighter Squadron Composite (VFC-13) Saints is a US Navy fighter squadron that provides adversary training for U.S. Navy air wings at NAS Fallon, Nevada. VFC-13 uses "Bogey" as its main radio callsign.

Fleet Composite Squadron Thirteen (VC-13) was established on 1 September 1973 at NAS New Orleans, Louisiana when the US Navy reorganized the US Naval Reserve and the Naval Air Reserve Force (NAVAIRESFOR). The squadron first flew the F-8 Crusader, and had 17 officers and 127 enlisted men within its ranks, most were former members of VSF-76 and VSF-86. In April 1974, they made the transition to the A-4 Skyhawk.

The demand for West Coast adversary squadrons and other fleet support missions resulted in the squadron relocating to NAS Miramar, California in February 1976. In mid-1976, VC-13 added the two seat TA-4J to the single seat A-4L in their aircraft complement.

In 1988, the squadron returned to strictly single-seat aircraft when they transitioned to the A-4E, and in 1989 they upgraded to the more powerful A-4F.

On 22 Apr 1988, the squadron was re-designated Fighter Composite Squadron Thirteen (VFC-13) and briefly transitioned to the F/A-18 Hornet during 1992-93, which further enhanced the squadron's ability to perform its adversary mission by providing an even more capable and realistic threat aircraft. When Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) action resulted in the transfer of NAS Miramar back to the US Marine Corps and its redesignation as MCAS Miramar, the Navy relocated the Naval Fighter Weapons School, or TOPGUN, to NAS Fallon, Nevada as part of the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC).